Alleging large-scale rigging and irregularities by supporters of the ruling BJP in the by-elections to Tripura’s Dhanpur and Boxnagar assembly seats on Tuesday and the Election Commission being silent on it, the CPM-led Left Front on Friday decided to boycott the counting of votes. Has announced.
CPI(M) Tripura state secretary Jitendra Chaudhary on Thursday said the party will boycott the counting of votes in the two assembly constituencies on Friday and will not deploy any agents at the counting centres. The party alleged that due to large-scale intimidation and assault by BJP workers, more than 50 per cent of the party’s polling agents could not participate in the polling.
